GRAPHENE IN ARCHITECTURE
Price
Free (open access)
Transaction
Volume
210
Pages
12
Page Range
163 - 174
Published
2022
Paper DOI
10.2495/ARC220141
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Author(s)
MOEMEN MOHAMED EZZ, MOHAMED ABD EL AL IBRAHIM, ZEYAD TAREK EL SAYA
Abstract
Graphene comprises of a single layer of sp2 hybridized carbon iotas shaping a two dimensional (2D) hexagonal cross section. Graphene incorporated-polymer nanocomposites appear more noteworthy mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties compared to flawless polymer which can discover applications within the fields of car, aviation, gadgets and green vitality. Graphene, with which Andréy Gueim and Konstantín Novosiólov were granted the Nobel Prize of Material Science in 2010, is beginning to see its applications within the genuine world. Graphenano, headquartered in Yecla (Spain), outlined a strategy to make this fabric on a mechanical scale. The tall footing and tearing resistance of graphene make it the “ideal additive” for cement and concrete. The item aims to progress all the benefits that “affect the toughness of concretes and compromise their great execution as time passes by”. It is significant to discover more ecologic opportunities for development for the reduction of carbon outflows around the world.
Keywords
energy efficiency, sustainability, nanotechnology, graphene, graphene coating, solar photovoltaic, thermal conductivity